Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo

Abstract

My CARE Source is an innovative web
application that provides personalized support and disease management. More
than just a "portal", this program provides patients with
access to a tool that will help them make informed choices about their
personal plan of care. This innovative tool provides patients with a
personalized treatment plan, the ability to document track and monitor
symptoms and/or side effects of treatment, a health profile for
themselves and family members, care team members directory,
integration with the hospital health scheduling application, discussion
board, educational support, and the ability to provide feedback
regarding the application as well as hospital services.

Glen Kearns has held the
position of Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Grand River
Hospital since 2001. Along with industry partners, Glen is responsible
for development of Canada's first hospital-based patient portal. He
holds a CHE (Canadian Healthcare Executive) designation from the
Canadian College of Health Care Executives, an Honors Business
Administration (HBA) degree from the University of Western Ontario,
London, ON as well as a Masters of Religious Education (MRE) degree
from Trinity Western University, Langley, BC.

Claudette DeLenardo, RN
BScN CAE, is Program Director, Patient Portal at the Grand River
Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario. She graduated from the Bachelor of
Science program at Laurentian University in 1985. Since that time she
has worked in health care in both acute and non-acute settings. She has
been employed at Grand River Hospital for the past sixteen years. Prior
to being appointed to her current position, Claudette provided
leadership within the organization as Clinical Director for Children's
Services. Claudette holds certification in asthma education and is a
member of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. She is
actively involved in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. Claudette
is currently pursuing graduate studies in Nursing at the University of Phoenix.

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Seminar Hosts

This seminar is hosted by the Waterloo Institute for
Health Informatics Research (WIHIR) and The infraNET Project,
University of Waterloo.

The infraNET Project, initiated by the
University of Waterloo in 1996, is a partnership to advance Web and
Internet technologies. Its founding partners are: LivePage (now part
of Siebel), MKS, Open Text, RIM, Sybase (Waterloo) and Waterloo Maple.

We also gratefully acknowledge the
assistance of the Institute for Computer Research, University of
Waterloo.